30 ABC OF THE HORSE 



taken. In fact, a hunter should show 

 power all over, without that coarse- 

 ness which is a sign of inferior 

 breeding. It is impossible to name 

 the price usually paid for a hunter. 

 A great deal depends on the weight 

 of the rider, and also upon his skill 

 with animals. A light-weight, that 

 is to say, a man who can ride ten 

 stone, can, if he knows his way 

 about, fill his stable with thorough- 

 bred " weeds," upon which he may 

 see a great deal of sport, for thirty 

 pounds or forty pounds apiece, whilst 

 the man who rides sixteen or seventeen 

 stone may find it difficult to satisfy 



